It's Dark Out! by RodS
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This is a frame capture from my Mavic Pro drone, about 170 feet in the air. This is at the peak of totality - the whole 22 seconds we had here! 40 Highway stretches diagonally from the lower left, and leads the eye to downtown Kansas City in the distance. The lights on some of the buildings are visible. Streetlights were coming on all over the place! Hard to believe this was around 1:00 in the afternoon!
My DJI Go4 App kept bugging me, popping up messages about "not enough ambient light..." Gee, I wonder why... LOL. I left the exposure locked where it was to emphasize the darkness as the moon's shadow passed, so the image is slightly blurred. Increasing the exposure would have defeated the purpose of the whole flight.
I'll have a couple more posts, and I'll be doing some heavy-duty video editing over the next few days, so look for a link soon.
Thanks for dropping by!
Comments (23)
Faemike55
fabulous and wonderful capture, Rod!!! Looking forward to the link
synthetik3
one time I was in a storm so bad that all the street lights came on at 3 in the afternoon, looked a lot like this with out the fear of tornado's lol
wparrott1
Awesome Rod. Great shot. So love your drone shots. Always amazing!
Richardphotos
outstanding photography and you really got some altitude there
HADCANCER
Only got 90% here and it just looked like very late afternoon. Temp was supposed to be 93, which it probably was but riding the motorcycle it was cold, looked at my outside thermometer and it was in the 60's no wonder I was cold in a t-shirt.
donnena
We had 97% coverage in Wichita. I've seen cloudier days!
it's AMAZING what a difference 3 percent makes!! THANKS for sharing!
Daddywolf
Why Does Everybody Have There Lights On? It is like they could have had Turned them off for 22 seconds Like a 22 seconds of Total Darkness Make us all Feel What our Primitive Ancestors Felt! Yea I Know What If we Got Robed in 22 seconds What if they stole my Car in 22 seconds What if there was a Terrorist attack in 22 seconds and What about The Children What Would Happen to them in 22 seconds!
Napalmarsenal
Sweet!!! This is an incredible image! I can't believe all the nightlights that are on!! Where I live nothing as dramatic! It was rather like evening with the darkening of the sky to about 70 percent and was very quickly over.
It was rather neat though as the neighbor's rooster decided to crow at noon, and it was very still. Looking forward to the link!!
eekdog
Just as fun no matter the lighting, Rod. I'm always fascinated by these aerial views. Most buildings and street light automatically come on In low ligjting like this per DW comment. Did not hardly get dark here. Cool shot bro.
bakapo
a super cool shot!
Diemamker
This was a great shot... and to think it won't be for a long time before it happens again!... again excellent shot!
misty7j3
Awesome photo Rod!!! I didn't get to see the eclipse.....I had forgotten all about it, and I guess I slept through it!! 'lol''
T.Rex
Nice shot, Rod! I like the dark sky to the right, creeping towards the left. Didn't know you were near Kansas City (for some odd reason makes me thing of the Wizard of Oz (or was it Id?). A pity about the lamps, but at this distance from the center of the eclipse they don't seem to disturb much. Looking forward to your upcoming posts! :-)
My rat-ing - 6 scared rats cowering under your car, afraid the world is coming to an end!
Freethinker56
Beautiful capture Rod.I only have to wait 100 yr to see the eclipse in Oz land ...Ummm! I want go there
Cheers my friend 
bucyjoe
cool toy
Mondwin
Fantastic image my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.HUgsxx Whylma
Leije
Great capture of the eclypse atmo !
beachsidelegs
Wonderful picture my friend :)
MineFujiko
Ultra Cool capture, RodS-san!
MagikUnicorn
anahata.c
Rod, I'm embarrassed to say that, because you were absent a lot of the time that I was here, I didn't comment on as many of your images as I would have otherwise. A stupid assumption...don't ask me why I made it! I'm 'gone' again, but I'll come here, over the next week, and leave more comments. (Why did I think that, because you're absent, I can't comment in your gallery?) I loved this shot when you posted it: Night in day. And I love the lights, and the empty road, and the city way back there. The spot on the lower right is also cool, because it's lit up like a lone spot on a highway, at night...and yet this is day! It brings home the eerie life's-upside-down nature of an eclipse. It's so cool that you have the equipment to do this...
GrandmaT
No wonder the ancient peoples were so freaked out when an eclipse happened. It is a little spookie and we understand it.
Vagabund
Fantastic!
:-)